I get what I call sticky ears. I’ve never had a wax problem but this is always wet and sticky and I get a weird quishy sound when I clean them.

I have painful ear aches I use apple cider vineger and warm water in a dropper and it stops my pain and a cotton ball

Did you have ringing in your ears when this started

Not the same thing. I appreciate the response, though. Antibodies are attacking my inner ear cells and have caused sudden sensorineural hearing loss. I went from good hearing in my right ear one day to zero the next. Just coming off a month of 60 mg a day of prednisone and am now on a step-down dose of 40 mg a day. Mostly looking for suggestions on ways to cope, possible strategies (for both the condition and the medication). It has been very rough. Audiology, ENT and brain MRI up next.